The Effectiveness of an Exergame-based Intervention

University of Bern

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Inactivity; Blood Pressure

Treatments: Behavioral: Exergame Intervention; Behavioral: Moderate-intensity endurance exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05712317

2021-03-00006

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized control trial aims to compare the effects of a regular exergame-based intervention and a regular moderate-intensity endurance exercise in healthy individuals. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Is regular exergame-based training an effective intervention to improve different health and performance parameters in healthy adults? Can the exergaming intervention improve health and performance parameters similar to a moderate-intensity endurance exercise intervention? Throughout the intervention period (8 weeks), participants will participate in regular training sessions (3x/week) in an exergame called the ExerCube.

Researchers will compare the effects to a control group who participates in regular (3x/week) moderate-intensity endurance exercise to see if the exergaming intervention induces similar effects on health and performance parameters.

Enrollment: 43 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy female and male adults
• Aged 18-60 years
• Free from acute and chronic diseases
• Free from movement restrictions or injuries to the musculoskeletal system
• Provided written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Underlying health condition that could compromise the safety of the physical exercise
• Were taking cardiovascular medications

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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43 participants in 2 patient groups

Exergame Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

8-week exergame-based intervention consisting of 3 sessions per week lasting between 20-40 Minutes. The intervention will consist of playing the game Sphery racer in the exergame called ExerCube.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exergame Intervention

Moderate-intensity endurance exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

8-week moderate-intensity endurance exercise consisting of 3 sessions per week lasting between 20-40 minutes. The intervention will consist of a running exercise on a treadmill or riding on a bicycle ergometer.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Moderate-intensity endurance exercise